Farm-gate



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A. MILLER.

I Farm Gate.

No. 237,572. Patente d Feb. 8, 1881.

NPETERS, PHoTmLITl-IOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNiTEn STATES ATENT rricn.

ANDREW MILLER, OF GUNTERSVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SOLO- MON S. LEDBETTER AND JAMES W. ELLIOTT, OF MARSHALL COUNTY,

ALABA MA.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,572, dated February 8, 1881.

Application filed November 15, 1880. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW MILLER, a citizen of Guntersville, residing at Guntersville, in the county of Marshall and State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Grates; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of farmgates which are supported from the center, and which may be opened, optionally, half the width on either side of a center line, or its entire width, with its axis at one end.

In my drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the front of the gate. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of same.

Similar reference-letters indicate like parts in all of the figures.

Referring to drawings, A is the gate, hung against the post B by a bracket or crane, 0. The said gate is formed of uprights or stiles D and rails E, secured together much after the usual manner of constructing gates. The lower part, F, is out from the main gate and hinged to the upper part by hinges a, a, to form a small or auxiliary gate for small stock. Abolt, G, on the inside, slides in loops orstaples fixed in the middle post or stile of the main and auxiliary gates, which, when forced down, holds the lower one firmly and snugly closed.

On the outside of the main gate is a hook, a, intended to catch into a staple on the small or lower gate to hold it'up when open.

A look or latch, H, controlled by a spring, 1), serves to fasten the gate to the post I. Said latch is provided with alever, c, by which it may be released from its hold in the said post.

A post, B, to which the gate is hung, extends considerably above the gate, and serves as an abutment to said gate when it is being fully opened, as well as a support to the crane upon which said gate is hung. The crane O is composed of horizontal and oblique rods J K, the former having a loop at one end and a hook at the opposite end to engage the upper loop of the post B, and the latter ha 'ing a hook at one end to engage the lower loop of said post, and at its opposite end a goose-neck, j, adapted by its peculiar form to unite the rod J and the loop 0, which is attached to the middle post of the gate. This crane is of the simplest construction, being composed of but two pieces of bar-iron, and from its construction is easy of application. A loop, f, fixed in the center point of the main gate, is hooked onto the end of the crane J K. It will readily be seen that by this construction the crane, supported upon the post B, takes the entire weight of the gate when it is desirable to open it about a center axis or throw it entirely back no geared out of the way.

To either side of the post B are guardpieces K, which serve to hold the left stile of the gate against its abutment in the said post when it may be necessary to throw the gate entirely open. A Weight, L, secured to a rope or chain attached to the left stile, after passing over a pulley, Z, also assists in keeping the gate steady against the inner face of the post B. This weight may be detached and dispensed with when the gate is to be swung about its center axis.

The advantages of my gate are, first, that being suspended from the center by the crane described, it may be readily and easily hung to its place or detached at pleasure without the aid of a skilled mechanic; second, in the provision of a weight to assist in holding it steady against-its abutmentwhilebeingswung about said abutment as an axis.

Bythe use of the crane the ordinary hinges, which. are always liable to break and get out of order, are dispensedwith.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The crane for suspending a farm-gate, weight L, secured by a cord to the rear stile composed of bars JK, attached to the upright of gate, post B, and crane J K, as specified. 10 post B, in combination with gate A, said bar In testimony whereof I affix my signature in J of crane being provided with a goose-neck, presence of two witnesses.

5 j, at one end, adapted to engage a loop, a, ANDREW MILLER.

secured in middle post of gate, as and for the Witnesses: purpose set forth. J. W ALTER ELLIOTT,

2. The combination of the gate A with the J. E. KELFOYLE. 

